Top Class A 2 Channel Amps

[xmugshotx]

i tried useing the search function to locate some info on this but couldnt come up with any thing...soooo let me know what your favourite 2 channel class a amps are. maybe it will open up a whole new direction for my next purchase!


thx guys!

[xmugshotx]

nothin? i thought you guys could come up with atleast a couple amps! come one help a brother out! hahaha

[scottcw]

Do some research on what you mean by "Class A". If you mean true Class A, there is no such amp that I am aware of. If you mean cathode biased, someone might be able to help you.

[glman]

some of the alessandro amps are true class A

[ericb]

Originally Posted by glman

some of the alessandro amps are true class A

Hi there, which one is a 2 channel class A amp that the poster was inquiring about? Thanks,

Eric

[ericb]

Originally Posted by scottcw

Do some research on what you mean by "Class A". If you mean true Class A, there is no such amp that I am aware of. If you mean cathode biased, someone might be able to help you.

I'd suspect Scott is right as I've never heard of a 2channel Class A amp.. Other than amps like a bogner Ecstacy,etc that have a "Class A" option. I think some Mesas do too.. They're advertised by using the "TERM" Class A but they're not.. But I don't care about any of that anyway. It's the sound that I care about!!! Good luck

ERIC

[xmugshotx]

i dont know much about this stuff thats why i was inquiring. but what i meant was amps like the orange AD30 or like the Mesa Lonestar Special, i was jsut trying to get some more info. i did my research but couldnt come up with anything, like i said in my first post! sorry.

[scottcw]

Originally Posted by xmugshotx

i dont know much about this stuff thats why i was inquiring. but what i meant was amps like the orange AD30 or like the Mesa Lonestar Special, i was jsut trying to get some more info. i did my research but couldnt come up with anything, like i said in my first post! sorry.

None of the amps you or ericb mention are Class A. It's a marketing term the way they use it, nothing more. Eric is right - forget the marketing terms and listen with your ears. An amp is good if you like it, it's not if you don't.

[xmugshotx]

i dont mean to be a pest. just so i know. but why arent these amps actually class a? what class are they? how come no-one has said anything to these companies that are false advertising. sorry again.

[hogy]

Look, this has been discussed ad nauseam over and over again.

The SEARCH FUNCTION is your friend. You will find links to relevant articles on other sites in past threads on this subject.


Hogy

[xmugshotx]

LIKE I SAID IM SORRY!.i stated in my first post that i couldnt come up with anything using the search function!!! i guess im retarded!

[hogy]

Start here:

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/sho...d.php?t=150251

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/sho...d.php?t=134211

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=98290


These are just a few results you get if you use Advanced Search, class A, title search only.


Hogy

[Scumback Speakers]

True Class A? Pretty sure most, if not all, single ended Class A amps fall into that category...I know mine do.

[Leonc]

xmugshotx - you don't have to apologize for being new and unfamiliar with this 'Class A' issue. Everybody is new to it at some point; just understand that there are guys here who have been over and over and over it again and again and are just tired of seeing yet again.

Here's the deal, in a nutshell. There are not that many true Class A amps out there. If you want a real definition of what a Class A circuit is, go to www.AikenAmps.com -- great info about Class A and other terms there. Check this out.

http://www.aikenamps.com/VoxAC30classA_2.html

Now, as you're learning. Most amps that are marketed as 'Class A' are not truly Class A amplifers. Most of them are cathode-biased and are Class A/B.

Some actual Class A amps include:
- Alessandro English
- Aiken Tomcat
- THD Univalve

I think old Fender Champs were Class A too (someone will correct me).

I don't really know of any two channel, true Class A amps, though there may be some. Chances are, what you're really interested in are two-channel, cathode-biased amps, EL84-based amps such as Matchless C30s, Vox AC30 CCs, Bad Cat Black Cats, Orange AD30s, some Top Hats, some Dr Zs, etc. Those are probably what you want to be reading up on.

[anyone]

Originally Posted by xmugshotx

i tried useing the search function to locate some info on this but couldnt come up with any thing...soooo let me know what your favourite 2 channel class a amps are. maybe it will open up a whole new direction for my next purchase!


thx guys!

Hey Mugshot,
I checked your myspace. Cool stuff man.
I'm assuming you want the names of some killer chime&grind type amps (rather than a lecture on marketing abuse of techtalk).

Based on the sounds I've heard from you, here are some to check out:

Heritage Briton II (own it and love it)
Blankenship Leeds21 (played it and loved it)
Cornford Hellcat (heard clips & saw vids, capable of higher gain stuff too...)
Kingsley D32(?) (heard clips & vid, sounds killer)
Voxer (heard live&clips, killer!)
TopHat Supreme16 (clips, killer!)

Do a search on some of these and you should be able to find some clips and info.


ck